Hostelworld Group PLC has announced the publication of its Annual Report for 2023 and the Notice of the 2024 Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting is scheduled to take place on May 2, 2024, at the company's offices in Dublin, Ireland. The documents, including the Annual Report 2023, Circular containing the Chairman's Letter and Notice of 2024 Annual General Meeting, and Form of Proxy, have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority and the Irish Stock Exchange and will be available for inspection. Additionally, the Annual Report 2023, the Circular, and the Form of Proxy are available on the company's website.

The company has also filed the Annual Report 2023 in ESEF compliant format with the Central Bank of Ireland. In accordance with DTR 6.3.5(1A), the unedited full text of the regulated information required to be made public under DTR 4.1 is contained within the 2023 Annual Report, which has been uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and is available on the company's website. The Appendix includes the Directors' Responsibilities Statement, outlining the Directors' responsibilities for preparing the Annual Report and the Group and Company Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

The Directors are responsible for preparing the Group financial statements in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards and applicable law. They are also required to prepare the parent Company financial statements in accordance with FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework and applicable law. The Directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, and financial position of the Group and Company and of the profit or loss of the Group for that period. The Directors are also responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company.

In conclusion, Hostelworld Group PLC has made its Annual Report for 2023 available to shareholders and has provided details of the upcoming Annual General Meeting, along with the necessary documents for inspection and access on its website. The company has also outlined the Directors' responsibilities for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.